Sexism in sport plays out on and off the field. Differences in marketable qualities for endorsement deals as well reactions to male versus female athletes behaving badly are evidence of this.
The Pink Cricket Test aims to raise awareness and funds for the McGrath Foundation and is sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank.
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There is a growing business risk for sponsors from being associated with FIFA and they are better placed than UEFA even to push for reform.
Spectators can attribute the positive qualities of the sport they’re watching to the supplements and sports drinks being promoted.
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Sporting bodies shouldn’t unconditionally accept sponsorship from nutritional supplements and sports drinks companies because a link with sports lends undue credibility to these unproven products. In an…
Ian Thorpe in 2012. In 2014, do sponsors still only back certain sporting stereotypes that support social norms?
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Ian Thorpe is unpopular with some critics, despite a largely positive reaction when he came out last weekend. The issue is money. Stories are circulating that he was warned prior to the 2000 Olympic Games…
This Russian goalkeeping fail was brought to you by Visa.
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By now, the names Moy Park, Oi and Yingli are deeply embedded in your brain, right? And, you know what they are, where they are from and what they do, agreed? Or are you struggling with them: perhaps these…
Coca Cola is a major sponsor of the World Cup, but non-sponsors are capitalising on the tournament too.
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Darryl Woodford, Queensland University of Technology and Katie Prowd, Queensland University of Technology
The 2014 World Cup has already seen a significant volume of Twitter conversation across a number of (English language) keywords, including #joinin, #worldcup, #Brazil2014 and #worldcup2014, as well as…
Don’t make a fuss: the Ukrainian women’s ski relay team celebrate their win at Sochi.
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Mark James, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Guy Osborn, University of Westminster
During the Sochi Games, much has been written about “ambush marketing”, and its applications at, and around, the Olympics. At Sochi2014, there have already been many examples of non-sponsors exploiting…
Bavaria beer gets some unofficial airtime.
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On the face of it, there doesn’t seem to be much to link Lionel Messi’s choice of drink with a Black Sea beach resort, a former holiday destination of Russian communist leaders. And yet over the next six…
When Neymar scored for FC Barcelona against Villareal in a recent Spanish La Liga game, it was a momentous occasion. As the Brazilian international turned to celebrate, he pulled up his shirt to reveal…
The role played in ‘normalising’ gambling in sport and society by the likes of online bookmaker Tom Waterhouse was examined by the ABC’s Four Corners program.
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Last night, ABC’s Four Corners investigated Tom Waterhouse’s heavily marketed entrance to the online Australian sports wagering industry. Along the way it showed the ways in which the gambling industry…
They may be well-marketed, but how effective are ‘sports’ drinks like Gatorade in aiding performance and helping recovery?
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Endurance athletes, from weekend warriors to the elite, seek nutritional post-exercise products to enhance training and speed recovery. But for athletes, the challenge of negotiating the massive range…